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Queen Mary dies

Queen Mary dies

Date
24 Mar 1953
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Queen Mary dies

Queen Mary, the wife of George V and mother of Edward VIII and George VI, died after a long illness on 24 March 1953. She was 86 and outlived two of her children. She was buried alongside her husband in St George's Chapel, Windsor.

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  1. 01BBC News, "Queen Mary dies peacefully after illness", From: BBC News,[Online] Available at:news.bbc.co.uk,[Accessed 11 March 2014].
  2. 02Royal Central, "Mary ”“ Queen Of Hearts", From: Royal Central,[Online] Available at:www.royalcentral.co.uk,[Accessed 11 March 2014].

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Queen Mary dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011797

South African History Online (2011) 'Queen Mary dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011797 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).

South African History Online, Queen Mary dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011797, (accessed 30 July 2026).

"Queen Mary dies." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011797. Accessed 30 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Queen Mary dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011797.

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